Mumbai: Large swathes of Mumbai are submerged in waist-deep water with the weather bureau saying it is possibly the heaviest and longest bout of rain since July 26, 2005. Some parts of the city received as much as 300mm of rainfall on Tuesday (29 August) alone - 30 times more than the average.

Mumbai: Even as the heavy rains receded on Wednesday, consumers stayed away, causing business to drop by over 50% in Masjid Bunder, India's largest wholesale market, in the heart of Mumbai. Helpline numbers have been circulated.

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Several areas in the city including Khar, Linking Road and SV Road in Bandra, Parel, Kalina, Hindmata (Dadar) and Sion were still water-logged.

The suburban trains, which are the lifeline of Mumbai, resumed their services in the morning but they had to be suspended again because of flooding on the tracks.

Traffic is plying normally in some areas.

Poor visibility and flooding also forced airport authorities to divert some flights while most were delayed by up to an hour.

While no untoward incidents have been reported in the city, the state government has moved two additional teams of the NDRF from Pune to Mumbai besides three teams stationed in Mumbai. Patients were shifted on higher floors as water flooded into wards. At least four people have been injured after an iron frame for posters fell near VP road area.